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Drepanldae. 



Geometrldae 



Eplplemldae 

 Lacosomldae 

 Psychldae . 



Llmacodldae . 

 Megalopygldae 



Dalcerldae. 

 Eplpyropldae 

 Zygaenldae. 

 Thyrldae. . 



36. P/ralldae 



Pterophorldae 

 Orneodldae. . 



Cosmopterygldae 



Gelechlldae 



Oecophorldae 



Blastobasldae 



Stenomldae. 



Ethailldae . 



Aegerlldae. 



Eucosmldae. 



Tortrlcldae 



Phalonlldae 



Carposlnldae 



Hellodlnldae 



Hellozelldae 



Glyph ipterygldae 



Plutellldae . 



Yponomeutldae 



Haploptlllldae 



Elachlstldae 



Tlscherlldae 



Gracllarlldae 



Scythrldldae 



Lyonetlldae 



Acrolophldae 



Tlncldae. . 



Cossidae. . 



Neptlculldae 

 Incurvarlldae 



HOW TO KNOW THE INSEOS 



(4) The Drepanlds. Sickle-shaped point on front 



wings . 



(57) The I.'easurlng-v.'orms . Larvae walk with looping 



movement. 



Slender bodies, large wings. 



(1) Broad wings with vestigial frenulum. 



The Bag-worm moths. Wingless females, males winged; 

 larvae in debris-covered silken bags. 



The Slug-caterpillar L'oths. Medium to small size. 



The Flannel-moths. Thickly covered with scales and 

 long curly hair. 



Body sm.all, wings broad. 



Rare, not in Iowa. 



(1) The Smoky Moths. On grapes, etc. 



The WindOT-winged moths. With white or yellowish 

 translucent spots on wings. 



The Pyrallds. Mostly small moths, slender body, 

 prominent head. 



The Plume Moths. V/lngs slit length-wise. 



The Many-plumed Moths. Each wing divided into six 

 plumes . 



Sm.all narrow-winged moths. 



Grain and gall moths. 



The parsnip web worm, etc. 



Small moths. 



V/lngs broad, especially back ones. 



Broad wings, front ones usually bright colored. 



The Clear-winged Moths. Resemble bees. 



The codling moth and others. 



Small to m.edlum moths, front v/ings square cut at 

 outer end. 



Small moths. 



Small moths. 



Narrow pointed wings, edges fringed. 



Shar; pointed wings, long antennae. 



Similar to Tortrlclds. 



Small to medium size. 



Small moths; feed on trees. 



The pistol case bearers, etc. 



Small family of small moths. 



Mostly leaf miners. 



Large family, mostly small leaf miners. 



Small, narrow-winged moths. 



The morning glory leaf miner and others. 



Fairly large and heavy moths. 



A large family; includes the clothes moths. 



The Carpenter Moths. Spindle shaped bodies, narrow 

 wings, larvae T;ood borers. 



The smallest of moths; wing venation much reduced. 



"ootly miners and CTiSe bearers. 



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